Breast supporting act: a century of the bra (Independent) by Maternity dress

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Breast supporting act: a century of the bra (Independent)

by Maternity dress @ Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:07:31 -0400
The bra was invented by an engineer of German extraction called Onto Titzling in 1912. He was living in a New York boarding house, and one of his neighbours, a voluptuous opera singer called Swanhilda Olafson, complained that she needed a garment to hoist her vast bosom aloft every evening – so Titzling obliged, using some cotton, elastic and metal struts. Unfortunately, he failed to patent the ...

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